Originally Posted by
bronko22000
mrbb you make a good argument and I won't doubt a word of it. But just to add to it some companies like Celestron, the brand I chose after looking at a lot of reviews, make several models of binos from <$100 to over $500. I selected a model somewhere in it middle and was more than happy with them. A person that is going to use them on just a couple trips out west where glassing is done for hours at a time and then most of the time just use them to help identify a game animal/target and only uses them a coupling minutes a day surely doesn't need a pair costing upwards and over $1000.
I am not saying anyone needs to spent 1000+ on binoculars
but what I will say again is, if your going to be spending HOURS at a time looking thru binoculars
then MAYBE the cost maybe worth it!
add in if you in higher elevations than your used too(elevation sickness csn happen to folks that don't be used to it rather easy)
as eye strain can happen and can be very annoying to painful, which can maybe ruin a persons hunt they saved long for!
add in again elevation possible side effects
and well
again
why I mentioned renting good glass over buying, so not to be parting with a LOT of coin maybe one doesn't have or wish to spend
as an OPTION here!
maybe some folks don;t know they can be rented
or want the hassle of looking at maybe even used one's
as I know from my experience having a shop, many folks DO buy for one time use, then never really use again, and end up selling after a trip or after seeing them sit on a shelf for a while doing nothing but gathering dust and will often sell to get some of the costs back over just keeping them
and also, again, if you looked through 5 pairs of your exact make model, odds are you will see a difference in some o them as to others in the same 5 pair!
its just the nature of the builds
think like this, some folks LOVE fords, and others Chevy's
yet others of same exact vehicle c an HATE theirs and it be a problem after problem deal!
this is again why I said, you will often read forums and reviews where one person or even a LOT LOVE "X" item and then there a few that HATE them or disliked them or had issue's and so on!
NOTHING beats being able to look thru them side by side
and there is NO debate when looking thru binoculars or spotting scopes for HOURS at time, Glass quality matters, its a fact,
lesser glass, doesn't hold up as well, and
you DON:"T notice it till you do it
NOT saying anyone needs HIGH end glass, just providing info here and food for thought and even a few idea's /options on how to maybe get better binoculars!